Close to Charcoal
#253E49
#253E49 is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal. In RGB it’s made of 14.5% red, 24.3% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #253E49.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.86:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.27:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.86:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #253E49 as they’d see it.
#253E49 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #253E49
What color is #253E49?
#253E49 is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal. In RGB it’s made of 14.5% red, 24.3% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #253E49 in RGB?
#253E49 is rgb(37, 62, 73): 37 red, 62 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #253E49 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 15, 0, 71). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #253E49?
PANTONE 7546 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #253E49?
Its complement #4A362E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.